Review of A Whisker Away

When I first saw the trailer for this anime, I was had very high expectations for this movie, which it managed to meet perfectly. It was such a touching story and heavily reminded me of Ghibli movies I used to watch when I was younger. Story: 10/10 To me, this anime was highly original and very well done. The pacing was perfect, it wasn't too fast or too slow. The story itself was very emotional and beautiful, I managed to feel Muge's struggles strongly and it left a very impactful message on me about battling depression and how to be yourself. Art: 8/10 I feel like the animation letthe anime down a little, as it was quite choppy and not amazing at times, however the actual style and beautiful scenery made up for it. It's breath-taking at times.

Sound: 9/10
The music and the atmosphere really brings the movie together. I love how it portrayed. The songs were really beautiful and made me very emotional.

Character: 10/10
I feel like a lot of people will dislike the protagonist due to her personality, however to me she is extremely likable and like nothing I have ever seen from a protagonist before. She is very unique and I love her a lot; I really felt her pain. Hinode as well was an amazing character, they both felt very realistic and they could definitely fit into a real life scenario. All of the characters were portrayed really well, everyone was different from each other. I feel like the bullies could have been more fleshed out, as they appeared as quickly as they left, however apart from this everyone was perfectly made.

Enjoyment: 10/10
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire thing from start to finish, nothing was out of place and I would definitely suggest this to anyone who likes Ghibli movies especially. It made me extremely emotional and it really hit me hard, I am definitely going to rewatch it over and over!!

Overall: 10/10